Conover leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Conover typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Conover, ~26% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Conover compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Conover leans more Republican than 13 of 16 neighbors.
Conover runs about 28 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Conover. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Conover leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Conover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Conover live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Conover, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Conover looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Conover is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Conover have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eagle River, WI R+27
- Land O' Lakes, WI R+31
- Phelps, WI R+30
- Star Lake, WI R+19
- Sayner, WI R+22
- St. Germain, WI R+26
- Watersmeet, MI R+12
- Sugar Camp, WI R+28
- Three Lakes, WI R+16
- Gogebic, MI R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenfield, NY R+50
- Lynnville, IN R+51
- Eldon, IA R+43
- Scott, IN R+63
- Parksville, KY R+65
- Ventura, IA R+32
- Kelso, TN R+76
- Bernhards Bay, NY R+43
- Grayland, WA R+21
- Louin, MS R+5
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.